A Blog By Daniel Roman

Super Mario Run Always Needs Internet Connection To Play

Series creator and Super Mario Run producer Shigeru Miyamoto sat down for a chat with Mashable ahead of the game’s Dec. 15 release. The brief but informative chat covered a range of topics, including the game’s always-online requirement, Nintendo’s approach to formulating a mobile strategy, and Miyamoto’s own ideas when it comes to designing for mobile.

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But actually, the security element is one of the reasons that we decided to go with iPhone and iOS first. So this is just — based on the current development environment — a requirement that’s been built into the game to support security and the fact that the three different modes are connecting to the network and interacting with one another.

This sucks, I don’t want to use up my data to play Super Mario Run on the bus. Let’s hope Nintendo changes this option.